What to Serve with Lasagna
If you’re serving lasagna for dinner, you may be looking for the perfect side dish to pair with it. I’ve got you covered! From salads to vegetables, I’ve pulled together a list of 21 recipes you could serve with lasagna!
Tips for Selecting Side Dishes
When you’re deciding what side dishes to pair with lasagna, first consider what type of lasagna you’re planning to serve. For example, a lighter, vegetable lasagna may pair best with bread and a cheesy side dish. A creamy, alfredo style lasagna might be best paired with a simple salad and a roasted vegetable, to balance out the heaviness of the lasagna. A traditional meat-based lasagna might be best with a variety of roasted vegetables. Ultimately, it’s up to you! You can easily mix and match these recipes, depending on what you’re craving!
Be aware of how much oven space you have. If you have a small oven, you may not want to choose a roasted vegetable dish, as it will compete for space when cooking your lasagna. Even if you do have a larger oven, cooking other dishes with a lasagna may impact the cooking time.
If you’re serving dinner for a crowd, you may want to plan side dishes that can be made ahead of time, such as breadsticks and a chopped salad. This makes it easy to focus your time on hosting, rather than prepping a last-minute dish.
I’ve divided this list up into three categories: Salads, Breads, & Vegetable Sides. Enjoy!
What to Serve with Lasagna
Lasagna is a popular main dish but sometimes, it can be confusing to know what to serve with it! From salads to veggies, I've got you covered with plenty of ideas!
Salads to Serve with Lasagna
This Summer Panzanella Salad is made with toasted baguette, red onions, creamy ricotta, and cherry tomatoes! This tasty side dish is the perfect summer appetizer to share with family and friends!
This easy Italian chopped salad is filled with spicy peppers, salty feta, and a delicious homemade dressing! It’s the perfect salad to serve with pizza or pasta, but it’s also an easy lunch recipe!
This Lemon Kale Salad has a simple, tangy dressing that pairs perfectly with creamy avocado and salty pine nuts!
This delicious kale salad gets its heat from crushed red pepper flakes. Combined with salty cheese and a squeeze of lemon juice, this salad is simple to make but loaded with flavor.
This snow pea salad is made with crunchy celery, peppery arugula, roasted Marcona almonds, salty Pecorino Romano cheese, purple cabbage, and lots of tender snow peas. It’s a tasty salad recipe with lots of textures and flavors!
This healthy beet salad recipe with oranges can be quickly prepared in 20 minutes with shredded beetroots that soak up the orange juice dressing to give you a perfectly balanced yummy salad.
This Mediterranean chopped salad is loaded with vegetables, fresh herbs, and chickpeas for a filling meal that is easy to prepare! The flavor profile is perfect to pair with your favorite lasagna!
Breads to Serve with Lasagna
These pizza dough garlic balls are one delicious bite! Filled with a garlic and herb butter, they are an easy-to-make side or appetizer that’s perfect to serve with lasagna!
Super Easy One Hour Focaccia Bread, made with fresh rosemary, garlic, and parmesan cheese! This no-knead focaccia bread recipe comes out soft and fluffy on the inside and golden and crisp on the outside. It makes a great easy side dish to pair with lasagna!
Make the dough for these easy and delicious Bread Machine Italian Breadsticks in your bread maker, quickly cut them with a pizza cutter, pop them in the oven and bake to perfection in 15 minutes! Your house will smell amazing, while the bread machine does all the work!
No yeast? No problem! This simple olive oil bread can be made in minutes, no yeast is required!
Vegetables to Serve with Lasagna
This roasted patty pan squash recipe is a deliciously simple way to enjoy this hearty summer squash. Season it with spices or top it with cilantro pesto for a flavorful side dish to par with lasagna!
These tasty green beans are an easy side dish that cooks in just a few minutes in the air fryer! With a simple seasoning and a tasty lemon aioli, you’ll be craving this side dish often.
This Air Fryer Broccoli recipe is easy to make and your whole family will be asking for seconds! Air fried broccoli gets deliciously crispy and it’s faster than roasting in the oven!
Tender asparagus spears coated with crunchy panko crumbs are a quick and delicious side dish to pair with your favorite protein. This easy recipe only takes a few minutes to make!
These stovetop brussels sprouts are a quick and easy way to add a healthy side dish to any meal! The Brussels sprouts are cooked until brown and crispy, and the almonds add a delicious crunch!
Broccoli rabe's uniquely bitter taste makes it an excellent addition to lasagna but is equally tasty served as a simple side. This sauteed broccoli rabe recipe cooks in under 10 minutes and it just might become your new favorite side dish!
This whole roasted cauliflower is delicious served with a spicy whipped feta dip. This recipe is simple to prepare, and it’s a great low carb appetizer or side dish for any meal!
Easy sautéed mushroom recipe with soy sage butter is the perfect side dish to whip up in less than 15 minutes. You'll love the earthy umami flavors with golden caramelized sautéed mushrooms. Easy to whip up while the lasagna is cooking away!
It's an incredibly fast and easy side dish that's also super healthy! These Balsamic Spinach and Mushrooms are a new favorite in our house that can be made in under 20 minutes!
There are so many great ideas, and I am glad that I’ve expanded them further with your post. Fantastic options!
What a fantastic list of things to serve with lasagna! I make it about once a month so this was definitely what I needed.
I love serving side salad with baked pasta dishes, especially those that don’t have seasonal veggies in them. Love the sound of the 2 kale salads in this list!
These are some great ideas! I always just serve bread with pasta dishes like lasagna, but really should try some of these!
I love kale this time of the year so the spicy kale salad or the lemon kale salad would be my sides of choice. Yum!
Love all the recipe ideas and saved a few to try sometime soon. I like that all the side dishes are light, which balances well with rich lasagna.
So many great ideas here. I usually just serve a simple chopped salad and garlic bread but I’m going to try one of these options next time.
What a great list! Everything looks delicious. I think I’ll have to start with those garlic breadsticks, but I definitely plan on working my way through the list.
What a great selection of sides. Perfect with lasagna, or any meal. Easy to make, and delicious to enjoy!
This honestly couldn’t have come at a better time. My husband requested that I make lasagna tonight, and I never know what else to serve with it! This post was so helpful, thank you!!